Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 123 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 371 | 256 | 311 | 186 | 138 | 141 | 1020 | 1194 | 745 | 520 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.69m | 11:49PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.69m | 00:38AM1.60m | 1:08PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | 5:54AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.47m | 6:40AM0.41m | 7:14PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 123 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 371 | 256 | 311 | 186 | 138 | 65 | 39 | 31 | 46 | 197 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 58 | 41 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 132 | 129 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | ESE 19 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 101 | 26 | 35 | 31 | 78 | 31 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 60 | 80 | 64 | 95 | 173 | 190 | 173 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 141 | 1020 | 1194 | 745 | 520 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 256 | 280 | 280 | 172 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 293 | 163 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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